Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 29.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cook Islands, that number is 72.4% of people as of 2024.
have 29.2% less access to essential health services
Bolivia scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cook Islands scores 46 as of 2021.
Life
be 12.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 42.5% fewer children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 21.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cook Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% less likely to have internet access
In Bolivia, approximately 79.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cook Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Bolivia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cook Islands spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 53.8% less on healthcare
Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cook Islands, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 51.0% more home broadband
Bolivia has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cook Islands has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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